The secret to this hand-stamped picnic blanket is humble root vegetables that have been turned into stamps. In this workshop, Christine Schmidt talks about selecting vegetables, carving them, and applying them to turn a simple length of canvas into a cheerful picnic blanket. To learn how to create your own stamp pad, watch Christine's class DIY Stamp Pad on Creativebug.

Learn how to:

Choose the correct vegetables for your design

Apply your stamp to canvas

Carve your stamp

What you’ll get:

An easy-to-follow lesson on how to make your own picnic blanket with cute veggie stamp design

5 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere

Itemized supply list

Step-by-step instruction by artist Christine Schmidt

The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters

Introduction

Overview of project00:25

Making Stamps

Materials00:22

Preparing fabric00:49

Selecting and cutting vegetables11:12

Stamping Blanket

Inking Border06:23

Creating the center pattern05:17

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Materials:

Textile screen printing ink

assorted root vegetables

cutting board

paring knife

chefs knife

linoleum cutting tool

stamp pad

canvas

iron

straight edge (optional)

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